Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-21
TO Be RECEIVED BY ROYALTY
Minister Phelps Will Present His son.in.
Law at the Buckingham Levee.
OTHER cANoIDATEsFoR HoNoRs
A Genuine Prince Becomes Fasci.
mated With a New York Belle
On Board the Aurania-
Foreign News.
The Charmed Circle,

tCopvright 1857 by Jn,nes Gordon Bennett.1
LONDON. May 20.-tNew York Herald
Cable-Special to the BEE. Tomorrow at
the royal levee at Buckingham palace held by
the Prince of Wales on behalf of the queen,
who is on the road to Balmorais recuperative
air. Minister Phelps in the dplamatc circle
will present to the prince his son-n-law,
Horatio Loomls, and the late secretary of the
legation, w. q. Hoppin, who, singularly
enough, during his diplomatic career of
many years, never avaied himself of a royal
introduction. In the general circle Minister
Phelps will present II. Legrand Canon, of
New York, and Ezra ID. Warner, of Chicago.
These were present at Mrs. Phelps brilliant
reception this afternoon. Among
Others present was United States
gOmery. He had just returned
from Bournmouth, where he spent
two hours with ex-Secretary Manning.
"'rhe latter" said Mr.. Manning, "freely
conversed on the leading European American
topics of the day and evinced marked inter
est in the gre at movements identifying both
hemispheres in a common purpose. The ex-
secretary is reading books on international
finance questions. His personal appearance
indicates a cleaner, healthier complexion
than when l last saw him. or during his
official stay at Washington Repose and re-
tirement, together with explicit confidence
in his medical advice, have given marvellous
evidences of restrained health and strength
In one of the most hard worked secretaries
in the United States. About the nth
OF June MIR. Manning returns to New York.
The Herald has taken up tho question of
Liverpool customs Inspection of baggage be-
longing to Americans coming to England.
Its system gives grounds for severe criticism.
There was needless delay by reason of in
efficient and insufficient officials examining
ladies and gentlemen's luggage for dyna-
mite, as the chief inspector says 1t is both
aggravating and sometimes insulting. Re-
Gently some luggage arrived in Liverpool
from an Atlantic incoming steamer, but was
detained for twentyfour hours before any
examination took place, when the
number of dutiable articles on the
American and a few on the
British tariff lists are considered. ANY con-
fusion at the Liverpool custom house in
searching travellers luggage, elevates the
same progress on the New Y lork docks to
degree of perfection. The aggressiveness
and absurdity identified with this Liverpool
process will cause greater number of pas
sengers to disembark at Queenstown and cut
lLlNcTpOOl. rs Ile lTlSn CuStOllS OlllCldiS are
less imperous more discriminating in sus-
pectng American ladies OF smuggling to-
bacco, shirts or even stereOtyped silver, to
say nothing OF dynamite"
A ARoMANcE OF THE SEA.
Apropos of steamers l heard to-day from a
passenger this romance of the sea: On board
the Aurania's last trip appeared no less a
parsonage than Prince Louis Esterhosey. At
first he held himself in the Austro- -autocratic
reserve, but the bright face of New York
belle on board drew the prince away from
his exclusiveness. The belle was Miss A.
Abbott, of New York. There was the usual
gossip about love at first sight, engagements
matrimony, etc. Miss Abbott, in company
with her relatives Mrs. and Miss Blodgett, is
to visit Vienna this season.